Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Find Out Whats Important To Me

This was a great method to give me more to write about and even show me what I value. I made four different lists of what's important to me in four communities, which are: personal, professional, academic, and civic. I tried to keep it short in each category, so I will just say all of them and let you guess which community they fall under.
Without a doubt my little brother is the most important thing to me. He deserves so much more than he has been given and I make it my effort to fill in the gaps. Video games have been a big part of my life. Although I don't play them as much as I used to, I still find it useful to relieve stress every once in a while by diving in that imaginary world. I worked at Papa Johns throughout all of high school so it has really been a big part of my life. I want to be a Math Professor after I get my PhD. Being on a University is one of the GREATEST feelings and I absolutely love Ball State. Finally, what I couldn't do without would be Church. Being around Christians and being uplifted has really been the only way I have made it through my life.
1. What discussions (in writing, on the Internet, verbally) engage you and other members of the community?
The biggest way I engage with my brother and even my family is by writing. It is a great way to say how you really feel and get all of your point across. When It comes to my job or school. I really believe verbal conversion is the only way to get things done most efficiently.
2. What events or experiences have happened that you still remember that left you with concerns?
-Being at Papa Johns so long, I had a lot of different General Managers. I became a shift manager not even a year after working there. Eventually they found a concrete General Manager and they didn't really respect my seniority, and I didn't really respect their authority.
-My brother had been taken out of our family and put into a correctional facility, and that caused me to fall away from the church.
3. What problems or concerns exist in this particular community?
-They dont respect me as much. Although I don't work there anymore.
-My brother is back but is on probation, and it is just a gamble that he will stay out of trouble and stay home.

I am going to skip 4-6 because I answered them in the previous questions. If there are any readers curious of what they are. Just ask

7. Why is the discussion,event, or problem significant to the community members?
-By working at Papa Johns so long, I am very talented at making pizza. I know that sounds funny. But I seriously am and thats why it is significant because I deserve to be treated as such.
-It is my brother. You can assume why it is significant

8. How does the community usually start to resolve the discussion, event, or problem?
-I am actually really good friends with all of my coworkers at Papa Johns now. I still stop by to say hi to the GM and his wife. I just had to be nice, continue to work hard, prove what I had, and it didn't take long for them to see that I knew how to control the store.
-My brother has been doing very well also. We went about that by having weekly family meetings and discussing how to cope with our problems better as individuals and as a family.

2 comments:

  1. I just saw I was suppose to focus on one area. Apologies

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  2. It's perfectly okay that you addressed multiple communities and by doing this you show some important patterns in your thought process. Although you note you've addressed problematic situations in different communities, you also show how writing and dialogue can resolve problems too, hopefully you'll find this in your research.

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